Minister of Justice
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue

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Yoshito SENGOKU


Date of Birth: January 15, 1946
Member of the House of Representatives
Tokushima Prefecture No. 1 constituency (elected 6 times)


Biography
November 2010:Minister of Justice
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue (Reshuffled Kan Cabinet)
September 2010:Chief Cabinet Secretary (Reshuffled Kan Cabinet)
June 2010:Chief Cabinet Secretary (Kan Cabinet)
February 2010:Minister of State for the New Concept of Public Service
Minister of State for Civil Service Reform
Minister of State for National Policy
(Hatoyama Cabinet)
January 2010:Minister of State for Government Revitalization
Minister of State for Civil Service Reform
Minister of State for National Policy
(Hatoyama Cabinet)
September 2009:State Minister in Charge of Government Revitalization and Civil Service Reform, Cabinet Office
(Hatoyama Cabinet)
August 2009:Elected Member of the House of Representatives at the constituency of Tokushima No.1
January 2009:Member of Budget Committee, House of Representatives
December 2008:Senior Director, Special Committee on Consumer Issues, House of Representatives
February 2008:Acting President, Parliament Group on achieving a breakthrough and reforming medical front
September 2007:Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives
September 2006:Chairperson, Budgetary Surveillance Administrative Committee, House of Representatives
March 2006:Deputy Secretary General, the Democratic Party of Japan
December 2005:Director Representative, "Common Political Policy Platform"
September 2005:Chairperson, Think-tank Establishing Preparatory Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
September 2005:Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, "Next Cabinet" of the Democratic Party of Japan
September 2005:Elected Member of the House of Representatives at the constituency of Tokushima No.1
April 2005:Deputy of Chairperson, Joint Committee of Two Houses for Pension Reform
May 2004:Chief Cabinet Secretary, "Next Cabinet" of the Democratic Party of Japan
May 2004:Chairperson, Policy Research Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
December 2003:Chairperson, Community Interaction Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan; Chairperson, Constitution Research Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
November 2003:Elected Member of the House of Representatives at the constituency of Tokushima No.1
April 2003:Chairperson, Political Power Preparatory Committee
March 2003:President, "Committee on Considering Religion and Politics," the Democratic Party of Japan
December 2002:Ministry of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, "Next Cabinet" of the Democratic Party of Japan; Chairperson of Economic Strategy Council
October 2002:Deputy of Chairperson, Research Commission on the Constitution, House of Representatives
October 2002:Chairperson, Research Commission on the Constitution, the Democratic Party of Japan
June 2002:Chairperson, Secondary Political Power Operating Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
September 2001:Person in Charge of Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu Blocks, the Democratic Party of Japan
June 2000:Chairperson, Planning Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
June 2000:Elected Member of the House of Representatives at the constituency of Tokushima No.1
October 1999:Director, Planning Bureau, the Democratic Party of Japan
April 1998:Head of Vice Secretary General
September 1997:Deputy Secretary General, the Democratic Party of Japan
November 1996:Chairperson, Policy Research Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan
October 1996:Elected Member of the House of Representatives at the constituency of Tokushima No.1
July 1993:Stood for the House of Representatives (runner-up)
February 1990:Elected Member of the House of Representatives
April 1971:Finished the legal apprentice and started the career as a lawyer
1969:Left Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
October 1968:Passed the National Bar Examination during the university
April 1966:Proceed to Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
April 1964:Enter Collage of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
March 1964:Graduated from the Tokushima Municipal Jonan High School
March 1961:Graduated from the Tokushima Municipal Josei Junior High School
March 1958:Graduated from the Tokushima Municipal Sako Elementary School